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Synopsis

stitchSurfacePoints( selectionList , [bias=float], [caching=boolean], [cascade=boolean], [constructionHistory=boolean], [cvIthIndex=int], [cvJthIndex=int], [equalWeight=boolean], [fixBoundary=boolean], [keepG0Continuity=boolean], [keepG1Continuity=boolean], [name=string], [nodeState=int], [object=boolean], [parameterU=float], [parameterV=float], [positionalContinuity=boolean], [replaceOriginal=boolean], [stepCount=int], [tangentialContinuity=boolean], [togglePointNormals=boolean], [togglePointPosition=boolean], [toggleTolerance=boolean], [tolerance=linear])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

stitchSurfacePoints is undoable, queryable, and editable.

The stitchSurfacePoints command aligns two or more surface points along the boundaries together to a single point. In the process, a node to average the points is created. The points are averaged together in a weighted fashion. The points may be control vertices along the boundaries. If the points are CVs then they are stitched together only with positional continuity.

Note: No two points can lie on the same surface.

Return value

string[]Object name and node name

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

bias, caching, cascade, constructionHistory, cvIthIndex, cvJthIndex, equalWeight, fixBoundary, keepG0Continuity, keepG1Continuity, name, nodeState, object, parameterU, parameterV, positionalContinuity, replaceOriginal, stepCount, tangentialContinuity, togglePointNormals, togglePointPosition, toggleTolerance, tolerance
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
bias(b) float createqueryedit
Blend CVs in between input surface and result from stitch. A value of 0.0 returns the input surface.
Default: 1.0
cvIthIndex(ci) int createqueryeditmultiuse
The ith boundary CV index on the input surface.
Default: -1
cvJthIndex(cj) int createqueryeditmultiuse
The jth boundary CV index on the input surface.
Default: -1
fixBoundary(fb) boolean createqueryedit
Fix Boundary CVs while solving for any G1 constraints.
Default: false
parameterU(u) float createqueryeditmultiuse
The U parameter value on surface for a point constraint.
Default: -10000
parameterV(v) float createqueryeditmultiuse
The V parameter value on surface for a point constraint.
Default: -10000
positionalContinuity(pc) boolean createqueryeditmultiuse
Toggle on (off) G0 continuity at edge corresponding to multi index.
Default: true
stepCount(sc) int createqueryeditmultiuse
Step count for the number of discretizations.
Default: 20
tangentialContinuity(tc) boolean createqueryeditmultiuse
Toggle on (off) G1 continuity across edge corresponding to multi index.
Default: false
togglePointNormals(tpn) boolean createqueryedit
Toggle on (off) normal point constraints on the surface.
Default: false
togglePointPosition(tpp) boolean createqueryedit
Toggle on (off) position point constraints on the surface.
Default: true
toggleTolerance(tt) boolean createqueryeditmultiuse
Toggle on (off) so as to use Tolerance or specified steps for discretization.
Default: false
tolerance(tol) linear createqueryeditmultiuse
Tolerance to use while discretizing the edge.
Default: 0.1
Common flags
cascade(c) boolean create
Cascade the created stitch node. (Only if the surface has a stitch history)
Default is 'false'.
constructionHistory(ch) boolean create
Turn the construction history on or off.
equalWeight(ewt) boolean create
Assign equal weights to all the points being stitched together.
Default is 'true'. If false, the first point is assigned a weight of 1.0 and the rest are assigned 0.0.
keepG0Continuity(kg0) boolean create
Stitch together the points with positional continuity.
Default is 'true'.
keepG1Continuity(kg1) boolean create
Stitch together the points with tangent continuity.
Default is 'false'.
name(n) string create
Sets the name of the newly-created node. If it contains namespace path, the new node will be created under the specified namespace; if the namespace does not exist, it will be created.
object(o) boolean create
Create the result, or just the dependency node.
replaceOriginal(rpo) boolean create
Create "in place" (i.e., replace).
Advanced flags
caching(cch) boolean createqueryedit
Modifies the node caching mode. See the node documentation for more information.
Note: For advanced users only.
nodeState(nds) int createqueryedit
Modifies the node state. See the node documentation for more information.
Note: For advanced users only.
Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

# stitch together four corner control vertices to the average of the four corners.
cmds.stitchSurfacePoints( 'nurbsPlane2.cv[0][0]', 'nurbsPlane1.cv[3][0]', 'nurbsPlane4.cv[0][3]', 'nurbsPlane3.cv[3][3]', ewt=True )

# stitch together two edit points to the edit point nurbsPlane2.ep[0][0].
cmds.stitchSurfacePoints( 'nurbsPlane2.ep[0][0]', 'nurbsPlane1.ep[1][0]', ewt=False )